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Formidable Female Characters - Page 2

Some are delightful (Ántonia Shimerda), some are detestable (Annie Wilkes), and some are a mix of many conflicting qualities (Molly Bloom, Jean Brodie).
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Beth Harmon (The Queen's Gambit, Walter Tevis, 1983)
Beth Harmon
41
The Queen's Gambit, Walter Tevis, 1983
Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris, 1988)
Clarice Starling
42
Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris, 1988
Nancy Drew (Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Clock, 1930)
Nancy Drew
43
Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Clock, 1930
Rachel Ashley (My Cousin, Rachel, Daphne Du Maurier, 1951)
Rachel Ashley
44
My Cousin, Rachel, Daphne Du Maurier, 1951
Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh, 1964)
Harriet M. Welsch
45
Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh, 1964
Melinda Sordino (Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson, 1999)
Melinda Sordino
46
Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson, 1999
Juliet Capulet (Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, 1595)
Juliet Capulet
47
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, 1595
Vanessa Wye (My Dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell, 2020)
Vanessa Wye
48
My Dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell, 2020
Coraline Jones (Coraline, Neil Gaiman, 2002)
Coraline Jones
49
Coraline, Neil Gaiman, 2002
Renée Michel (The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Barbery, 2006)
Renée Michel
50
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Barbery, 2006
Nora Charles (The Thin Man, Dashiell Hammett, 1933)
Nora Charles
51
The Thin Man, Dashiell Hammett, 1933
Emily Bas-Thornton (A High Wind in Jamaica, Richard Hughes, 1929)
Emily Bas-Thornton
52
A High Wind in Jamaica, Richard Hughes, 1929
Hermione Granger (Harry Potter Series, J.K. Rowling)
Hermione Granger
53
Harry Potter Series, J.K. Rowling
The Marquise De Merteuil (Dangerous Liaisons, 1782)
The Marquise De Merteuil
54
Dangerous Liaisons, 1782
Edna Pontellier (The Awakening, Kate Chopin, 1899)
Edna Pontellier
55
The Awakening, Kate Chopin, 1899
Janie Mae Crawford (Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston)
Janie Mae Crawford
56
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston
Daisy Buchanan (The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925)
Daisy Buchanan
57
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925
Celie (The Color Purple, Alice Walker, 1982)
Celie
58
The Color Purple, Alice Walker, 1982
Mma Precious Ramotswe (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency)
Mma Precious Ramotswe
59
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Portia (The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare, 1597)
Portia
60
The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare, 1597
Irene Westover Redfield (Passing, Nella Larsen, 1929)
Irene Westover Redfield
61
Passing, Nella Larsen, 1929
Carmilla (Carmilla, Sheridan Le Fanu, 1872)
Carmilla
62
Carmilla, Sheridan Le Fanu, 1872
Margaret Simon (Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, Blume, 1970)
Margaret Simon
63
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, Blume, 1970
Flora Poste (Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons, 1932)
Flora Poste
64
Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons, 1932
Ultima (Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya, 1972)
Ultima
65
Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya, 1972
Emma Woodhouse (Emma, Jane Austen, 1815)
Emma Woodhouse
66
Emma, Jane Austen, 1815
Joan Castleman (The Wife, Meg Wolitzer, 2003)
Joan Castleman
67
The Wife, Meg Wolitzer, 2003
Ellen Olenska (The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton, 1920)
Ellen Olenska
68
The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton, 1920
Maria Wyeth (Play It as It Lays, Joan Didion, 1970)
Maria Wyeth
69
Play It as It Lays, Joan Didion, 1970
Baby Jane Hudson (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Farrell, 196O)
Baby Jane Hudson
70
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Farrell, 196O
Mademoiselle Elisabeth Rousset (Boule De Suif, Maupassant)
Mademoiselle Elisabeth Rousset
71
Boule De Suif, Maupassant
Moll Flanders (Moll Flanders, Daniel Defoe, 1719)
Moll Flanders
72
Moll Flanders, Daniel Defoe, 1719
Nicola Six (London Fields, Martin Amis, 1989)
Nicola Six
73
London Fields, Martin Amis, 1989
Clytemnestra (Agamemnon, Aeschylus, 458 B.C.)
Clytemnestra
74
Agamemnon, Aeschylus, 458 B.C.
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren, 1945)
Pippi Longstocking
75
Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren, 1945
Nora Helmer (A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen, 1879)
Nora Helmer
76
A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen, 1879
Dorothy (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum, 1900)
Dorothy
77
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum, 1900
Sophie Zawistowska (Sophie's Choice, William Styron, 1979)
Sophie Zawistowska
78
Sophie's Choice, William Styron, 1979
Flavia De Luce (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Bradley)
Flavia De Luce
79
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Bradley
Jo March (Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, 1868)
Jo March
80
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, 1868
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